A Black Economist’s View of the Critical Issues Facing America

This book analyzes nuances and shifts in the scarcity of resources across food, energy, housing, and health care in the United States between 2016 and 2024. Written by Fred McKinney, the book provides a chronological approach to different cultural moments that shifted macroeconomic policy in the United States over an eight-year period. Chapters touch on racial wealth gaps, crime, minority business development, sustainability, corporate supplied diversity, education policy, culture, war, and more.

Fred Mc Kinney is the cofounder of BJM Solutions, LLC, an economic consulting firm specializing in supplier diversity and minority business development. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.McKinney was an assistant professor at Brandeis University’ Heller School and later became a full-time assistant professor at University of Connecticut. McKinney served as Carlton Highsmith Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Quinnipiac University and Managing Director of the MBE Executive Education program for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. McKinney worked at the White House Council of Economic Advisers in the Carter Administration. He is CEO of GNEMSDC and publishes a recurring column with Hearst Newspapers.